| Grade Level |
Unit |
Description |
Tool Used |
Assessment |
| 1st |
Weather |
After studying weather and forecasting, students selected one place on earth to give a weather report including place, country, average temperature, what causes the climate and what lives there--all memorized! |
greenscreen |
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| 3rd |
Western Characters |
Third grade students researched and wrote first-person perspectives on Western characters. |
mybrainshark |
|
| 4th |
Colorado Characters |
Two different grade levels take different approaches to Colorado history, but use the same tool |
Glogster |
|
| ECE |
Our Farm Visit |
A spring trip to the urban farm inspired 3-year olds to reflect on their favorite animals and what they had learned about them. |
PhotoStory3 |
|
| high school |
I am... |
High school students research and write in first person taking on hate. |
Animoto |
|
| middle school |
Bookwinks |
These are NOT DPS student projects...but they could be! |
Enjoy! |
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| 5th |
Ecosystems |
Students researched collaboratively to investigate an assigned ecosystem before writing an authentic script for production |
greenscreen |
|
| 3rd |
How To's |
The age-old How To assignment takes on a partnership requiring knowledge, organization, cooperation and creativity. |
FLIP |
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| 4th |
Cities of the World |
Students completed research on global cities, then worked together to share their writing. |
Greenscreen |
|
| 5th |
Revolutionary War |
As part of their social studies curriculum and library/technology skills classes, 5th grade students researched, wrote and produced online magazines depicting their understanding of various Revolutionary War topics. |
JooMag |
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| 5th |
booktalks |
After reading a novel, students write a booktrailor to advertise the book & entice other readers to read it. |
Audacity |
Booktalks |
| 7th |
Science |
Students reflect their acquired knowledge in a "tour" format |
MapWing |
|
| 2nd |
poetry |
Students wrote poetry, illustrated their work, and vocalized their products |
imovie |
Poetry |
| 3rd |
Historical Heroes |
An end-of-year project, our students were asked to tell the story of a historical hero from the first-person perspective |
PhotoStory3 |
Stories |
| Kindergarden |
I Wonder |
Groups of kindergartners chose one country, formed their own questions, then discovered the answers by exploring picture books. |
PhotoStory3 |
